7Cr17 high-carbon stainless
The blade material is explicitly published as 7Cr17 high-carbon stainless steel.
An everyday 8-inch chef knife for chopping, slicing, mincing, and preparing vegetables, fruit, herbs, and boneless proteins.
Yakushi 8-Inch Chef Knife
The 7Cr17 high-carbon stainless-steel blade combines a double-beveled edge and protective bolster with a comfortable pakka wood handle for controlled daily preparation.
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Yakushi 8-Inch Chef Knife
Sale price$ 85.00
Regular price$ 170.00
Straightforward everyday chef knife
An 8-Inch 7Cr17 Workhorse for Daily Meal Prep
The Yakushi 8-Inch Chef Knife pairs a familiar gently curved chef profile with a 7Cr17 high-carbon stainless-steel blade, polished patterned finish, symmetrical double-bevel edge, protective bolster, and Pakka wood handle. It is designed for the chopping, slicing, mincing, trimming, and boneless-protein work that makes up everyday cooking.
Published construction, no guesswork
What This Chef Knife Actually Publishes
The product page gives a specific steel grade and clear handle/edge details, but it does not publish weight, tang construction, hardness, or a fixed edge angle. This module keeps those unknowns unknown.
Double bevel
The symmetrical edge is suitable for right- and left-handed cooks.
Protective bolster
The bolster creates the published transition between the blade and Pakka wood handle.
Gently curved edge
The broad chef profile supports conventional chopping, slicing, mincing, push cuts, pull slices, and controlled rocking.
Not published: weight, full- or half-tang construction, HRC, blade thickness, and a precise sharpening angle. Do not add those specs unless supplier documentation verifies them.
Use the curve
Three Core Cutting Motions
Chop & push cut
Guide the blade down or slightly forward through vegetables, fruit, and other suitable ingredients using deliberate board contact.
Rock & mince
Use the gently curved edge for controlled rocking through herbs, garlic, shallots, and other aromatics.
Pull slice & trim
Use the full blade length for smooth slices through boneless proteins, cooked foods, larger vegetables, and fruit, then use the tapered tip for shallower detail work.
Everyday range, clear limits
Best Uses & What to Avoid
General meal preparation
- Vegetables and fruit
- Herbs, garlic, and aromatics
- Boneless meat and poultry
- Cooked proteins
- Slicing, chopping, mincing, trimming, and portioning
- Controlled shallow tip work
Impact and damaging surfaces
- Bones
- Frozen food
- Hard pits and shells
- Glass, stone, ceramic, or metal boards
- Twisting or prying
- Forceful impacts or scraping with the cutting edge
Choose by published material and profile
7Cr17 Chef Knife vs. Classic vs. Damascus Chef Knife
Yakushi 7Cr17 Chef Knife
Choose it for a straightforward 8-inch chef profile with a published 7Cr17 high-carbon stainless blade, protective bolster, and Pakka wood handle.
Classic Chef Knife
A separate 8-inch Yakushi chef profile with its own product specifications and construction. Treat that PDP as the source of truth for that SKU rather than assuming the two knives are identical.
View the Classic Chef KnifeDamascus Chef Knife
Choose the Damascus-style model when you specifically want its published VG-10 cutting core and flowing patterned finish.
View the Damascus Chef KnifeLow-fuss daily maintenance
Simple Care for 7Cr17 Stainless Steel
Hand-wash the knife with mild dish soap and dry it immediately. Use a wood or suitable synthetic cutting board and store the edge in a protective sheath, knife block, or safe magnetic rack. When sharpening is needed, preserve the existing double bevel with an appropriate whetstone, guided system, or qualified service.
Build Around Your Everyday Chef Knife
Use the focused Yakushi collections and guides for shape comparisons, storage, sharpening, boards, and broader knife selection.
Useful independent kitchen-safety references
Cutting Boards & Produce Handling
Quick answers
Yakushi 8-Inch Chef Knife FAQs
What is this chef knife best used for?
Use it for vegetables, fruit, herbs, boneless meat and poultry, cooked proteins, slicing, chopping, mincing, trimming, portioning, and general everyday meal preparation.
What steel does the blade use?
The current product specification lists 7Cr17 high-carbon stainless steel with a polished patterned finish.
Is the knife single bevel or double bevel?
It uses a symmetrical double-bevel edge and is suitable for both right- and left-handed cooks.
Is the knife full tang?
The current product page does not publish tang construction, so this guide does not claim full tang or half tang.
How heavy is the knife?
The current product page does not publish a verified weight. This guide leaves the weight unspecified rather than guessing from a visually similar model.
Can I use it for bones or frozen food?
No. Avoid bones, frozen food, hard pits, shells, forceful impacts, twisting, prying, and hard cutting surfaces.
Does the curved profile support rocking cuts?
Yes. The gently curved cutting edge supports controlled rocking and mincing, in addition to chopping, push cutting, pull slicing, and trimming.
How should I clean and sharpen it?
Hand-wash with mild dish soap, dry immediately, use a wood or suitable synthetic board, and maintain the existing double-bevel geometry with an appropriate sharpening method.
Choose it when you want a simple 7Cr17 everyday workhorse
This 8-inch chef knife is the straightforward choice for cooks who want one familiar double-bevel blade for vegetables, herbs, fruit, boneless proteins, chopping, slicing, mincing, trimming, and everyday meal preparation.
VERSATILE BY DESIGN
Built for the Work You Do Most
The versatile 8-inch profile provides enough cutting length for larger ingredients while remaining manageable for everyday chopping, slicing, mincing, trimming, and portioning.
